Talk: Fire Walk with Me

activities
13 November
09:00 - 11:00
Hôtel Bonaventure - Westmount
For managers, producers and artists emerging or mid-career.

This knowledge-sharing session will begin with the presentation of a concrete case, which will serve as a starting point for collective reflection. All participants will be invited to contribute actively to the discussions, with the aim of developing and strengthening their vision of leadership.

In this talk serial entrepreneur Karen Toftegaard takes a look at the fires that cultural organizations – large, medium and small scale go through these years. How do we take care of the creatives who consciously or unconsciously take risks and suddenly undergo a shitstorm? How do we navigate global conflicts with awareness and respect when cultural institutions easily become a battlefield for political agendas? How do we make safe working spaces for creatives no matter age, gender identity, class, origin, neurotype...

Fire can either completely exterminate or it can be a lifesaver that keeps you warm and brings you hot food and drinks. It all depends on how you are able to act with the fire – given your conditions and context.
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